Neglecting our nest eggs

By
CompiledElisabetta Coletti /
July 6, 1999

If unrivaled prosperity is the hallmark of the 1990s, you can't tell by Americans' savings accounts.

Past economic expansions have been times to squirrel away savings for a rainy day. But as the decade winds down, many Americans are unprepared for job losses, says a nationwide survey by Lutheran Brotherhood.